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This exciting new p roject will give residents who m ay have been o ut of helpfind w ork.
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looking f or, a nd more importantly, the c onfidence to go and s eek n ew for a nyone w anting to get
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As part of the p rogramme y ou would r eceive a t ailored p rogramme and t raining. Don’t w orry
of one-to-one mentoring, physical activity sessions, training c ourses, if you a re facing b arriers
employment advice work experience opportunities – d esigned t o such as mental health issues,
boost confidence, improve y our w ellbeing and g ive y ou a b etter lack of confidence, or not
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More Positive Together is a L ancashire-wide project which w ill help support you n eed.
2,250 r esidents of the c ounty’s m ost d eprived n eighbourhoods t o
improve t heir skills a nd employment prospects. It is led b y L ancashire This new e xciting s ervice
Sport P artnership and s upported by funding f rom t he European Social starts on Tuesday 9 J anuary
Fund. 2018 f rom 9 :30-11:30am a t
St Chads C entre i n L imehurst.
Anyone who i s i nterested i n f inding o ut more about t he More P ositive Ready f orWork- M erseyside
Together project or to express an interest in accessing t he free training On the d ay you w ill b e a ble t o
please contact B everley B radley, o ur Pre-Employment Support O fficer, If you l ive i n M erseyside, are u nemployed a nd looking t o i mprove your access a v ariety of services
on 0151 703 3 773 or email Beverley.bradley@regenda.org.uk. skills, why n ot sign up for o ur Ready f or Work programme? such as traineeship and
Ready f or Work aims to reduce unemployment across Merseyside apprenticeship opportunities,
by providing e ssential training, support and ‘ a f oot i n t he door’ t o advice on how t o g et into
individuals w ho have been l ong t erm u nemployed a nd may h ave work, C V s upport, b udgeting
barriers t o e mployment s uch a s m ental h ealth issues, p revious advice and m uch m ore.
homelessness or may b e e x-offenders. If you w ould like a ny
The p rogramme consists of two d ays p re-employment t raining further i nformation p lease
followed b y a t wo week work experience placement w ith a r eputable contact B eckie K irkland
employer s uch a s M arks & S pencer, W aitrose, Carillion Construction on 0151 703 3 541.
and T he Regenda G roup. O nce t he two w eek p lacement is completed
the p articipant will r eceive job c oaching s upport for t he following s ix to
12 months; t his c an help with confidence b uilding, writing a g reat CV or
interview t echniques. S ome p articipants f rom p revious p rogrammes
have actually been o ffered a j ob by their w ork p lacement employer
and e ight participants h ave s ecured employment with another
employer a s a r esult o f t he support they received.
One p articipant said: “This c ourse was p robably t hebest thing
I c ould h ave d one a s I g ot myself a j ob. T hecourse helped me
prepare f or my interview a nd my two w eek placement. My
confidencehas i mproved so much. I h avereally loved e verything
about t his c ourse. T hank y ou for e verything”.
If you i nterested in finding o ut more about t he Ready f or Work
Programme o r o ur free weekly careers d rop i n, Ways2wages, p lease
contact o ur Regen a nd Employment Officer o n 0151 703 3 509. Resource Housing Reg. No. 2 111

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